> From: Michael Masino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi all, HELP! > > Any ideas what could have gone wrong with OS X? Any recommendations?
From your description, I'd say very severe directory corruption. Here's what I'd do: 1. Reboot computer. 2. Hold down command and s. 3. This will give you a DOS-like screen of stuff. At the bottom will be instructions for running fsck. Follow them. 4. If the message you get back from fsck is that the file system was modified, run it again. Repeat until you get a message that the hard drive appears to be okay. 5. Exit per printed instructions (or just type "exit") and the machine will soon startup as normal. 6. Restart machine one more time. 7. Okay, now that we are there, and assuming you have a normal bootup and some semblance of speed back -- start backing up files IMMEDIATELY!! 8. Upgrade to 10.2 and do a wipe and install. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com Chas' CULTural Calendar (for Orlando): http://ical.mac.com/chasm/Chas'CULTuralCalendar -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
